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Moringua himbricoidea. Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 91 (p. p.). 

 Moringua microchir Giinther, Fische d. Stidsee Heft IX. 1910, p. 405. 



Height about 48; head io' 2 / 3 i2'/ 2 > ? ! /2 ti mes m trunk. Tail 

 about twice in length of head and trunk. Eye 12, about twice 

 in snout. Cleft of mouth 4 times in length of head, reaching 

 behind hindborder of eye. Lower jaw prominent. Dorsal and 

 anal very low, only the anterior and posterior rays are visible. 

 The distance of the origin of the anal from anus is ] J 3 of the 

 length of the head. The origin of the dorsal is one length 

 of head behind the vertical through the anus. The united 

 caudal, dorsal and anal are obtusely rounded. Pectorals a very 

 short but broad rudiment. Teeth conical, pointed, uniserial, 

 about 10 in each mandible, about 6 in each maxillary, 5 6 

 on the vomer, 3 pairs of stouter teeth on the intermaxillary 

 plate. Colour uniform. Length (of the known indo-australian 

 specimens) 240 mm. [Type of the species in the British Museum 

 seen by us]. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Kauer); Ambon!. Marquesas Islands; 

 Ovalau. 



3. Moringua macrochir Blkr. 



Moringua macrochir Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indie IX. 1855, p. 71. - 



All. Ichth. IV. 1864, p. 15. 



* Moringua macrochir Kner, Novara-Fische 1865 1867, p. 389. 

 Moringua raitaborua Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VIII. 1870, p. 90 (p.p.). 

 Moringua raitaborua M. Weber, Siboga-Expeditie, Fische 1913, p. 52 (nee 



Hamilton Buchanan). 



Height 37 44; head Q 2 / 3 to more than 11, 5.5 to 6.7 in 

 trunk. Tail twice or somewhat Q Q Q 



more in length of head and trunk. ^ o 



Eye 9 12, shorter than snout. O O Q 



Cleft of mouth about 4 times in Q Q Q o 



length of head, reaching to below o o o 



posterior half of eye. Lower jaw o o o o 



prominent. Dorsal and anal rather o o ^^ 

 low, interrupted in the middle o v 





by an interspace longer than the rn - 



anterior part of the fins. The Fi g- l66 - Dentition of 



,. , r ,, . . r ^i i macrochir Blkr. a intermaxillary, 



distance of the origin of the anal 



m maxillary, //^/mandibulary, e/ vome- 



from the anus is about half or rine teeth \^ 9 



somewhat more than half the 



length of the head. The origin of the dorsal is somewhat behind 



